Cheeptham, Naowarat.

Cave Microbiomes: A Novel Resource for Drug Discovery [electronic resource] / edited by Naowarat Cheeptham. - XIII, 130 p. 58 illus., 38 illus. in color. online resource. - SpringerBriefs in Microbiology, 1 2191-5385 ; . - SpringerBriefs in Microbiology, 1 .

Advances and Challenges in Studying Cave Microbial Diversity -- Cave Biofilms and Their Potential for Novel Antibiotic Discovery -- Cave Conservation: A Canadian caver's Perspective -- Cave Conversation: A Microbiologist's Perspective -- Microbial Ecology: Caves as an Extreme Habitat -- Studies of Antibiotic Production by Cave Bacteria.  .

This book details recent findings in the field of cave microbiology and builds on fast-paced efforts to exploit an unconventional and underexplored environment for new microorganisms which may provide an untapped source of drugs: microorganisms from caves.

9781461452065

10.1007/978-1-4614-5206-5 doi


Medicine.
Immunology.
Microbiology.
Environmental sciences.
Biomedicine.
Medical Microbiology.
Immunology.
Environment, general.
Biomedicine general.

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